About

Cinema of Commoning 3

JULY 2–5, 2026

CINEMA OF COMMONING is a project by SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA and various international partners that brings together a network of alternative cinema spaces and practices from around the world to share knowledge and ideas. After successful editions in 2022 and 2024, CINEMA OF COMMONING will return this year for a third edition to expand its global network, with a new set of partners and a four-day event.

Grounded in the principles of the commons, CINEMA OF COMMONING brings together a range of international partners in Berlin to collectively envision alternative futures for cinemas through conversations and exchanges. Emphasising accessibility, artistic freedom and financial sustainability, the programme spans talks, panels, screenings and workshops, where partner initiatives, film professionals and cinephiles gather to exchange ideas and develop strategies for a more inclusive and sustainable film culture.

CINEMA OF COMMONING champions cinema spaces as transnational arenas for artistic and social practice: hubs for public discourse, custodians of cultural memory and urban heritage, and a sanctuary for preserving and sharing rarely accessible film and video formats.

Join us in Berlin to be part of the conversation and celebrate the transformative potential of cinema!

Funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds and with the support of the Goethe Institut.

A project initiated by SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA (Berlin, Germany) in collaboration with Cine Mayaka (Kigali, Rwanda), Cine Tonalá (Mexico City, Mexico), El Galpón Sala de Cine (Lima, Peru), Kült Kavaklıdere (Ankara, Turkey), Maysles Documentary Center (New York, USA), Minikino (Bali, Indonesia), Videobet (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

Location

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
Lindower Str. 20/22
Haus C
13347 Berlin

Directions:
U6 S + U Wedding
S-Bahn: S41, S42
Bus: 120, 147, M27, N6, N20

Team

ARTISTIC DIRECTION

Malve Lippmann, Can Sungu

CINEMA OF COMMONING TEAM

CURATORIAL TEAM

Malve Lippmann, Can Sungu, Sarnt Utamachote, Galo E. Rivera

PROJECT MANAGER

Nora Bess

EDITORIAL

Yun-hua Chen, Teresa Xie

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Jan Grygoriew

WEB PROGRAMMING

Manuel Wisniewski

CATERING

Imel Mandala, Sophia Liu, Kübra Sarı, Anna Simbeck, Jiab, Glory’s Kitchen

VOLUNTEERS

Idel Elmi, Theresa Thuß, Maja Rubaj, Axel Velasco, Xin Wang, Jule Dieterle, Weronika Jurkiewicz, Hongzhen Yang, Dik-Sum Man

SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA TEAM

PROGRAM COORDINATION

Dalia Soliman

PROJECT COORDINATION

Galo E. Rivera

ADMINISTRATION

Anna Krauss

EDITORIAL, TRANSLATION

Bethan Hughes

COMMUNICATIONS

Duygu Atçeken, Bethan Hughes, Haidy Alrafie

INTERNS

Jule Dieterle

PROJECTIONISTS

Anand Angarag, Aghyad Abou Koura, Florian Höhensteiger, Clelia Villarreal, Kenza Madsena Villarreal

FRONT OF HOUSE

Rodrigo Aguilera, Galo E. Rivera, Anna Simbeck, Victor Corrales, Lamar Hamdalla, Arielle Cottingham, Kübra Sari

SİNEMA HANE TEAM

Anna Simbeck, Imel Mandala, Shanzeh Usman